Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-06-02
Rocky KixIgG liens.


church. The public is invited.
Rocky Ridge Items.
. On last Sunday Rev. Wire preached two
very able sermons Morning and Evening to
| large and attentive audiences and visited SIN
families and baptized two children.
The Missionary Society of which mention
was made in THE CLARION sometime back
met and is progressing finely it numbers now
upward of one hundred members
The wheat is considerably affected by NY.
Rev. Mr.. Wire, of Mechanlcstown, who
some time ago was unanimously elected pas
tor of ST. Paul's Lutheran church, on Mon
day of this week telcgraphed his acceptance.
We congratulate St. Paurs in their good for
tune of procuring SUCH learned ana clt-
cicnt pastor LHtlest0,cn Letter.
Last week we omitted to call attention to
the fact that our esteemed contemporary the
Mechanicstown CLARION, had entered upon
its Eth year. 1t grows brighter and more
interesting us it gets older, under the present
management of its editor and proprietor, Mr..
Charles L. Casscll, formerly of this coun-
ty.-Sentinel.
Whilst DR.. Lewis Lamar. Of Wolfsvlle,
this valley, was driving into llagcrstown
Tuesday week, his horse took fright ut
some object and suddenly wheeled around,
IL, Of Inn
The Dr. had his daughter in the buggy with
him but neither of them was hurt valley
Register.
No RETREAT.-It having become ncccssa-
nv that some work should be done on the in
terror of Tie large water tanks at Pen Mar,
one of Mr.. !. w. Logs force was sent to do
it. 1t had been covered during the winter
and the workman removed one of the boards
and let himself down into the tank. He be-
ran his work but was soon engaged i'll the
less profitable but decidedly more pcrcmpto-
ry task ofQuclling Il colony of refractory hor-
nets. Itheing early in the season, there were
but seven hornets, but had there been seven
millions, it is not believed that MIR. OToolc
would have cvinced a greater activity The
hornets stung Nj. OToolc but MI OToolc
hurried seven hornets into Il premature
grave.
Our CITY BRETHREN should not fail to
advise their people that Mcchanicstown pos
scsscs all the essentials of a summer resort :;
we have hotels and private boarding houses,
all well kept our railroad facilities are OF
the best pure mountain water will flow
through our streets by the time of the begin
ming of the summer exodus ; we are under
the best of law and order and health rcgula-
lions our pavcmcnts are smooth and un.
broken, our streets are well lighted, our peo-
pie are sociahle and intelligent in a word,
there is no reason why the visitor should
not enjoy a summer in McchanicstOWn and
and we shall rely upon our city contcmpo-
rics to so advise them.
NEXT IN ORDER The citizens Of Me-
chanicstown in their capacity of taxpayers
have responded satisfactorily in the matter
of fire plugs to be paid for, but they will
certainly expect to find the water actually
available for fire purposes and that too with
out delay
1t viii he necessary then that hose and
other equipments necessary to properly
organized Fire Department be secured ana
a Hose Company be organized and drilled
1t must not be expected that our town treas
ury shall bear any apprcciablc portion Of
this burden and rs our people mUst.providc
the funds we suggest the idea OF at once or
ganizlng Fire Department and upon them
dcvolvc the task of raising the necessary
funds. We are sure that Il Fircmans FAIR
would be the most popular fair that has ever
been he'll in orr town and if judiciously
managed would yield II handsome sum.
let the matter be considered for we want
to see the hose here, ready to receive the
water as soon rs it is turned into the mains :;
our peoples chict interest in water, in real
ity, is the protection afforded against ire
and having agreed to pay for such protcc-
ton, il should be afforded them without UNI
necessary delay.